Originally Posted by
neville_nobody
The answer to all those questions is yes!!
The banking/insurance regulator are all from that sector
The health regulator are all boards filled with their own. The national board has a mixture of people and their website makes a point that they have a bunch of health professionals
The CEO whilst not a medico has been on the WHO.
The Secretary of the Federal Education department was once a teacher it would appear.
Maybe. But the head of the Reserve is not a teller from a local bank or a local bank manager, but likely someone with vastly more experience in a range of fields including administration of financial sector businesses or regulations, the Health authority is likely to be an experienced Medical Administrator not a local GP or Hospital Nurse. Similarly, a person with beyond the norm experience in educational theory and/or administration not a Prep or Grade 1 class teacher. A Pilot is one person in a vast eco system that is expert in only one thing, flying aeroplanes.
I would not want someone with that experience alone in charge of something like the FAA - the same as I would not want them to be CEO of an airline, without any other experience at all. We have seen how badly in the past pilots and engineers and other 'specialists' have done at running airlines. I'm sure many have done OK but coming to that sort of job or any high level non-specialist role like that with only the skills of an aviator (or a ground manager for that matter) is not a guarantee of success.
Besides, if that is Trump's philosophy, why has he put a billionaire with zero education background in charge of the Education Dept. and a serial violator and complainer and hater of the EPA in charge of the EPA, with no scientific background. These all go against his line that a pilot should be in charge of the FAA.
The man is a fool who tweets and makes comments without thinking.
Covfefe.